National Republican., 1887-04-25
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences in and About tho
City.

Minor Occurrences in and About tho
City.
Tooth filling made painless by the use of
cocaine by s. T. Mason, dentist. 1901 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest
Lawn tennis and bicycle shoes for ladies
and gentlemen, both in balls and oxfords, at
Windsor q Co.'S, 1923 New York avenue.
1t is expected that the new chief Justice of
the supreme court Of the District will take his
seat in the general term to-day.
The first annual hop of the Potomac Boat
Club will be given Friday evening at the boat
house. Lieut.. John II. Doyle is chairman of
the committee of ARRANGEMENTS. .I.
Emma Thomas, colored, was slightly cut in
the breast Saturday night by Sidney Smith,
them in Douglass alley, northwest
The rear partition wall of Dorcy's restaurant,
1916 Seventh street, fell in Saturday morning,
due to the excavation for the. new building
next deor. Tho damage done is slight.
o. z. Morton Post, q. A. r., will celebrate
Gen, Grants birthday next Tuesday evening
at Metropolitan A. NJ. f. Church. Hon. Geo.
C. Gorhan will be one of the speakers.
The founder OF the kindergarten. Frederick
Froebel, will have his birthday celebrated on
Friday next at the chapel of AllSouls' Church,
Mrs. Louise Pollock will have charge Of the
affair.
A detailed typographical survey of the west.
ern half of the District, on the scale OF 400 feet
to the inch, is being completed by the coast
and geodetic survey, and will be issued
shortly.
The handsome gold headed cane which was
voted to Judge Macarthur at the st. Josephs
fair will be presented to him at an early day
by his friends who are arranging for an enter.
tainment
MIR. George r. starkwenther has purchased
from Mrs. Rebecca l. PheniX Sally @. Smith,
Richard Smith, and Anna smith the property
known as Spring Vale" The consideration
was sl5,ij6.
The grand reunion OF "forty.niners'' will be
held at Marshall Hall on May Il, There will
be, an interesting programme, on which a
"shad baee' will be one Of the most consplc-
uous numbers.
Grants birthday will be celebrated on
Wednesday, evening next by the members of
Faravut Post, No. TO- G A. X at Waugh NJ
L. Church. An interesting programme has
teon prepared.
AT the instance of Commissioners wheatey
and Webb writ of de lunatiso ipquirendo as
TO Vim. Bryant mas been granted AhitavltS
OF Drs. Mckim and Baynethat Bryantts insane
have been submitted.
Instead of st. Matthew's Institute presenting
Rev. Father Chappelle with u counterpart OF
himself, as stated last week, the institute was
presented with picture Of Father Chappelle
by Mis- Fealy, the artist.
A committee from the Department of the
Potomac, g. A, r., called at the government
printing Office on Saturday to fulfill an en-.
gagement made with Them BY aIr Benedict.
Mr.. Benedict was not at the office all day.
Theresa Moore, 15year. old schoolgirl, died
at the residence OF her uncle, Mr., j, Il Brait-
mayer, 2725 N street, Saturday morning. Her
death was due TO brain fever, and the relatives
believe that overstudy was the direct cause Of
the attack. ..t s.
Mr., J. j. Hereford, for some time a lawyer
| In this city, died at Union, W. Va. on Frid iy
| last of rheumatism of the heart. Mr. Hereford
] left Washington about four years ago to go into
| the banking business with his brother, ex-
| Senator Hereford.
A special meeting of the woman's Anthropo.
| logical Society was held on Saturday at the
| residence of Mr. Bryan. No. 1925 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Mrs, F. II. Smith enter
tanned the society. with an address upon
"Afrcn," giving his experience in that coun
| try.
| A reception and sociable will be given by
| the Young Women's Christian Temperance
| Unions of this city this evening, at 7:30, at the
| Universalist Church. Thirteenth and l. street.
northwest. A pleasant programme will b.
rendered by L. ]. Whipple d. c. Bangs, Prof
| Russell, and others.